Josh Calvetti ⛰

@joshcalvetti
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sweating the small stuff, but mostly just sweating
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That is fair! I think the $200 difference is easier to swallow going from $1100 to $1300. But that's almost a 50% increase on the effective base price of the Neo and if you're already looking at the cheapest model, I think the price is the leading feature.

I'm fascinated to see how sales go over the next year or two. This is unexplored terrain, which is thrilling.

@matt_birchler the tricky thing to me is that this is a $600 laptop that is _easily_ found at $500. It's harder to find a refurb M2 Air at that price point, for what to the target audience will feel like "the same specs" on paper at least (ram and storage). The best thing going for the Neo is that educational price of $500, which I'd wager is most of the target audience anyways.

I've been using Claude Code over the past month to help fabricate the film tracker I've always wanted. I've taken a pretty firm hand with the design and functionality, but this is still a pretty new experience for me. Would love to get some feedback or ideas from anyone who is interested! I'd also appreciate any reposts or shares 🙂

https://testflight.apple.com/join/sysux8PV

Join the Film Pal - Track and Meter beta

Available on iOS

I'm in the exact same boat. And my wife has a 13" air, so I can fully sate the curiosity of a smaller machine.

And yet

Black ships of Umbar sail into view up the Anduin—but the leading ship unfurls a standard: a white tree and seven stars wrought by the Lady Arwen. To the City’s rescue have come Aragorn, his Rangers, Legolas, Gimli, the sons of Elrond, and thousands of men of southern Gondor.

Pippin watches the Witch-king enter the Gate of Minas Tirith. Gandalf, on Shadowfax, is waiting. ‘You cannot enter here.’

The Nazgûl raises his sword.

A cock crows—and is joined by the music of distant horns: King Théoden and the Rohirrim, charging the fields of the Pelennor.

@playdate looks like the rip off express is boarding once again!

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/116216357692725093

The first Mac I bought was a B&W G3 tower in 2007. That's all I had money for. I loved that machine- still have it in my attic. The ability to boost the ram and storage was nice, but I felt the limitations of that GPU and CPU every day. I was always a few models behind and that taught me what tweaks to make and what to prioritize. I wouldn't trade those experiences for a brand new machine in 2007. It taught me to appreciate the system and learn, just like Sam. A beautiful piece of writing.

@nickheer can you throw it from the cliff into craig's house